Tag: Scottish Government
Scottish Government Policy on NHS Dentistry for Young People Under 26
19 August 2021From 24 August 2021, young people will be eligible for free NHS dental treatment on courses started before their 26th […]
Statement of Dental Remuneration Amendment No.149
14 June 2021The Chief Dental Officer has issued a letter PCA(D) 2021(2) advising NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the publication of […]
Scottish Government Policy on ventilation in dental premises
9 June 2021This letter from Tom Ferris the Chief Dental Officer announces that funding of up to £5 million will be available […]
Letter to NHS Dental Teams on NHS Dental Services Sustainability
16 March 2021The purpose of this letter from Mairi Gougeon, Minister for Public Health, is to set-out the administrative intentions for NHS dental services in the 2021/22 financial year.
Deputy Chief Dental Officer Posts – Scottish Government
24 February 2021The Scottish Government is looking to recruit two Deputy Chief Dental Officers. The posts available, through either a secondment opportunity […]
Providing Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGPs) in Practice
8 August 2020A new Memorandum PCA(D)2020 (11) has been issued providing guidance on the provision of certain AGPs in practice from the […]
Oral Health Community Challenge Awards announced
1 July 2019The Community Challenge Fund was one of the proposals in the Oral Health Improvement Plan. Details of the fund and […]
Dental Amalgam
28 June 2019The Scottish Govenment has provided a plan of the action it is undertaking to reduce the use of dental amalgam […]
GDPs Annual Expenses Exercise 2019/20
20 May 2019This memorandum, PCA (D) (2019)8 , provides information about the forthcoming annual expenses exercise for GDPs in Scotland providing NHS General […]
Revised Scottish Dental Access Initative
1 May 2019This letter PCA(D) (2019)7 provides details of a further revision of the Scottish Dental Access Initative (SDAI) which will take […]
Dental Nurses Survey
4 April 2019The Scottish Government in conjunction with the BDA (Scotland) has just announced a forthcoming survey of Dental Nurses. The survey […]
Revised Scottish Dental Access Initiative
22 March 2019This letter advises of the latest revisions to the Scottish Dental Access Initiative (SDAI) which will take effect from the […]
e-dental programme: submission of payment claims
25 February 2019This new memorandum PCA (D) (2019) 4 provides a position report on the Scottish Government’s e-dental programme for the electronic […]
Oral Health Improvement Plan – Feb 2019
19 February 2019An update for dentists and dental bodies corporate (DBCs) about progress with the Oral Health Implementation Programme to February 2019 […]
Oral Health Community Challenge Fund Launched
13 February 2019The Scottish Goverment has launched its Oral Health Community Challenge Fund announced in the Oral Health Improvement Plan. The fund […]
Scotland’s Oral Health Plan – Analysis of responses published
21 June 2017This document provides an analysis of responses from last years consultation document on the Future of Oral Health. As part of the […]
Child Sexual Exploitation – A Guide for Health Practitioners
20 April 2017Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) is a persistent and growing issue across the UK. To impact on this requires a multiagency approach […]
Oral health consultation closes on 8th December
1 December 2016The Scottish Governments consultation on the future of oral health closes a week from today on the 8th December. The consultation […]
e-Dentistry: Support funding
5 April 2016Non-recurring funding to dental practices to support e-dental programme announced. Funding of £350 per practice will be available and may be […]